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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Pictures in Sermons.

Throughout the country in the various
schools and colleges photography is used
in teaching geology, botany, etc., and is
found to be great aid to the instructor.
The ministry, many of whom are quick
to disadvantage of all Legitimate, .uedfs
to fill their churches, have not been slow
to see that there was something in IT.
1t was not very long time ago that the
Rev. G. Fl. Seaver, of Jefferson, Ills,
was preaching to a comparatively small
congregation. The same faces were al
ways seen before him in the pews, but
the attendants were the brothers and Sis
tiers who, erybody knew, were follow
ers of the Lord, and for whom the blan-
dishments of the world had no delight.
The young and hayward did not come
within the sound of his voice, and Mr..
Seaver felt that he ought to leave his
flock of ninety and-nine and look for the
lamb that was lost.
Through some fortunate circumstance
he was induced to get camera, and
then followed hours of study and expert
ment. Before long he purchased
magic lantern, and one Sunday evening
the good people were astOnished to hear
a sermon on Jonah and the whale, or
some other equally interesting subject,
with large pictures thrown upon sheet
illustrating the address. During the fol-
lowing week the illustrated sermon by
Mr. Seaver became generally known, and
the next Sunday evening, when the SEX
ton took up the collection, he saw many
new faces and the hat grew much heav-
Ter than the good brothers were wont to
make it.
So the weeks went by and the congre-
cation continued to increase. Then a
scarcity of hymn books was complained
of, and Mr.. Sewers next move was to
use his lantern and cast the hymn upon
sheet where all could see. The singing
improved and few books are now used,
while the interest in Mr.. Seaver' sermons
does not wane and the church is crowded.
Chicago Times.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
without his knowledge, might not She

without his knowledge, might not She
"Aloo-oow
He drew nearer the wall cautiously.
$50, Cushy' Mooly Come up, Bossyv'
he said persuasively. "Moo''-but here
the low unexpectedly broke down and
ended in a very human and rather mu-
sicI little laugh.
"Thankful" exclaimed the soldier,
echoing the laugh triflc uneasily and at
fectedly as hooded little head arose
above the wall.
"Well," replied the figure, supporting
prettily rounded chin on her hands as
she laid her elbows complacently on the
wall-"well, what did you expect Did
you want me to stand here all night while
you skulked, moonstruck, under tree?
Or did you look for me to call you by
name9 did you expect me to shout out,
Capt. Allan Brewster -
"Thankful, hushr'
"Capt. Allan Brewster, Of the Connecti-
cut contingent" continued the girl with
an affected raising of low, pathetic voice
that was, however, inaudible beyond the
tree. "Capt. Brewster, behold me-your
obleeged and humble servant and sweet
heart to command"
Capt. Brewster succeeded, after slight
skirmish ut the wall, in possessing him
self of the girls hand, at which, although
still struggling, she relented slightly.
"It isn't every lad that I'd low for"
she said, with IN affected pout, land there
may be others that would not take it
amiss; though there be fine ladies enough
at the assembly balls at Morristown as
might think it hoydenish?''
Nonsense, love-" said the captain, who
had by this time mounted the wall, and
encircled the girls waist with his arm.
"Nonsense! you startled me only. But"
he added, suddenly taking her round chin
in his hand, and turning her face toward
the moon with an uneasy half suspicion,
"why did you take that light from the
window? What has happened?''
"We had unexpected guests, sweet
heart" said Thankful; "the count just
arrived"
"That internal Hessian!" He stopped
and gazed questioningly into her face
The moon looked upon her at the same
time; the face was as sweet, as placid, as
truthful as her own. Possibly these two
inconstants understood each other.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30

"Nay, Allan, he is not Hessian, but
an exiled gentleman from abroad-a no
bleman''-
"There are no noblemen now," shifted
the trooper contemptuously. Congress
has so decreed it, All men are born free
and equal"
''But they are not, Allan" said Thank
full, with pretty trouble in her brows;
"even cows are not born equal. Is yon
calf that was dropped last night by Brin-
die the equal of my red heifer whose
mother came by herself in a ship from
Surrey? Do they look equal?'
Critics are but BREATH" said Capt.
Brewster doggedly. There was an omi-
nous pause.
"Nay, there is one nobleman left" said
Thankful; land he is my own-my ma
ture's noblemann
Capt. Brewster did not reply. From
certain arch gestures and wreathed smiles
with which this forward young woman
accompanied her statement, it would seem
to be implied that the gentleman who
stood before her was the nobleman alluded
to. At least, be SO accepted it, and EN-
braced her closely, her arms and part of
her mantle clinging around his neck. In
this attitude they remained quiet for some
moments, slightly rocking from side to
side like q metronOme; q movement, I
fancy, peculiarly bucolic, pastoral and
idyllic, and as such, wot, observed by
Theocritus and Virgil.
AT these supreme moments weak woman
usually keeps her wits about her much
better than your superior reasoning mas
culine animal; and, while the gallant cap
tain was losing himself upon her perfect
lips, Miss Thankful distinctly heard the
farm gate click, and otherwise noticed that
the moon was getting high and obtrusive.
She half released herself from the captains
arms, thoughtfully and tenderly-but
firmly. "Tell me all about yourself, Al
Ian DEAR" she said quietly, making room
for him on the wall-''all, everything"
She turned upon him her beautiful eyes
eyes habitually earnest and even grave
in expression, yet holding in their brave
brown depths sweet, childlike reliance
and dependency; eyes with a certain ten
der, deprecating droop in the brown
fringed lids, and yet eyes that seemed to
say to every man who looked upon them,
II am truthful; be frank with me-" In
deed, am convinced there is not one of
my impossible sex, who, looking in those
pleading eyes, would not have perjured
himself on the spot rather than have dis
appointed their fair owner.
Capt. Brewster's mouth resumed its old
expression of discomfort.
Everything is growing worse, Thank
full, and the cause is lost. Congress does
nothing, and Washington is not the man
for the crisis. Instead of marching to
Philadelphia, and forcing that wretched
rabble of Hancock and Adams at the
point of the bayonet, he writes letters"
ga dignified, formal old fool" inter-
rupted Mistress Thankful Indignantly;
''and look at his wifel Didn't Mistress
Ford and Mistress Baily, ay, and the best
blood of Morris county, go down to his
excellency's in their finest bibs and tuck
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30

AN AHTlFlClAL WAIEhSfoUI'
A drum feet in diameter is set in revolu-
ton by pulley and belt. 1t has six radiating
pieces, and its rotary velocity at the circum-
ference is from 90 to 100 feet per second.
The drum, as a rule, Is placed some 10 feet
over the reservoir Of water. AS soon as the
speed of rotation rises to the lower velocity
100 feet per second), spirals are observed to
form on the surface Of the water, which con-
verge towards a center from which a cone
speedily makes an appearance, about inches
in diameter by inches in height. This first
cone is then surmounted by second cone,
but reversed, which is formed of numerous
drops, which rise to heights of perhaps feet,
and fall back at distances ranging from 8
feet to 10 feet, according to the velocity of the
drum. The finest drops or spray will reach
as high as the drum itself Bits of straw or
chips of wood placed on the surface of the
water are drawn together by the vortex, and
form sort of cord, which will rise spirally
IN the axis of the artificial waterspout.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Fitting Keys in Keyways.

In fitting keys in keyways an expert ad-
vises that the keys should make an easy fit
on the straight sides, the locking coming on
the tapers Oil the keyway, and either chalk
or red lead the key; enter it, and the abra-
sion of the lead will show where it binds;
ease off slightly with file, and continue till
the tapers bear solid the whole length, then
send it home solid. The oiling is important,
because if you are fitting into cast iron you
will seize cut" making ragged grooves
in the work, and make it very difficult to
drive the kew out
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
ODDS AND ENDS.

1t takes Sas, 900, 900 to keep our ladies'
IN silks every year. -
A discovery of q bed Of Swedish iron
ore near Chattanooga has caused much
excitement.
1t has been proposed that the jinriki-
sha, the Japanese carriage pulled by a
man, shall he introduced into London
streets.
During the recent eclipse of the sun the
Russian Nihilists scattered their pam
phlets all over Russia.
"A general conference of all evangelical
missions in Mexico is to be held Jan. 81
to Feb. 3, 1888, in the City of Mexico.
A railroad eighty-six miles long, which
runs to the summit of the Andes near
Lima, Peru, has already cost the govern
ment $25, 100000.
There is at present force of III per-
sons employed at the San Francisco mint,
including thirty-four women. The
monthly pay roll amounts to $4,000
The Gospel according to st. Mark, in
raised Chinese characters, has been pub
lished for the use of the blind in China.
This is the 250th language in which por-
tons OF the Bible have been printed for
blind scripture readers.
Nevada City, CAL, is the queen of the
Sierras. 1t stands $500 feet above the
level OF the sea, and is not troubled with
snow in winter nor heat in summer. In
it are 5000 happy and healthy people, all
of whom have a vine and fig tree under
which to sit.
A big panorama, now being painted
in Paris, will represent in a series of
views of historical places the entire his
tory of France since 1889. Portraits of
all the men and women famous in France
in the course of the century will be in.
cluded.
In consequence Of large number of
accidents to Alpine tourists, the Austrian
minister of the interior has invited the
Alpine clubs of that country to express
views as to the expediency of prohibiting
inexperienced tourists from taking dam
gerous routes, and devise, if possible,
other:precautionary measures.
Within the last two years and a half
the number of national banks in the
south has increased 81 per cent, in the
western states % per cent, while in the
eastern and middle states it has been less
than 3 per cent. During the time men
toned $50 new national banks have been
organized in this country.
Two new fodder plants have been dis
covered in Finney county, Kansas. One
is called the "branching dourra," and is
much the same in appearance as the
''rice corn" with which most Kansas
farmers are familiar. The other is the
''teosing grass, " but looks more like corn
than grass. 1t comes from a small seed
no bigger than a turnip seed. 1t is stated
that the stalks or leaves from single
seed Of it frnuish food enough for two
cows or oxen for twenty-four hours.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
A Simple Telephone Apparatus.

A telephone apparatus, SO simple in con-
struction, as not to cost more than half a
dollar has been invented in Paris, which can
be fitted to the electric wire of the ordinary
ri ging apparatus at front doors, in interior
rooms of houses, everywhere in short, where
the ordinary electric buttons are used, by
means of which it will be possible to give and
receive instructions, to know who is knocking
at the door, to communicate, in short, by
speaking as we'll as by ring. On the advan-
tage of this in every day life it is unnecessary
to dwell. 1t is being fitted up on trial in
hotels
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
NOn-Magnetizable Watch Balance.

An artist of Geneva, it is announced, has
found a method of making a compensating
balance for watch, on which magnetism
has absolutely no effect. A watch fitted
with a balance of this kind, and with spring
Of palladium, and submitted to the action of
n very powerful electro magnet, will stop
Immediately, but SO soon as it is removed
from the magnetic influence it goes on again
without the regulation being in any manner
interfered with. An ordinary watch, on the
contrary, when subjected to a similar test,
becomes thoroughly charged with magnet
ism, as many matchmaker has found out to
his cost.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Their Business Booming
uGN 6uSlneSS bOOI11lHB
'rObably no one thing has caused such
neral revival Of trade at

Probably no one thing has caused such
general revival of trade at
ii. C. DAYS Drug Store.
as their giving away to their customers of
so many free trial bottles of so many free
trial bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article from
the fact that it cures and never disappOints.
Coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, Group,
and all throat and lung diseases quickly
getting trial bottle free, large size 81. Ev-
cry bottle warranted.
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jerks had queer dream the other night
He thought he saw prlze-fighters' ring,
and i'm the middle of it stood doughty little
champion who met and deliberately knock
ed over, one by one, a score or more of big,
burly-looking fellows as they advanced to
the attack. Giants as they were in size,
the valiant pigmy proved more than a
match for them. He accounts for the dream
by the fact that he had just come to the con-
clusion, after trying nearly every big, dras-
tic pill on the market, that Pierce's tiny
Purgative Pellets easily 'knock OUT and
beat all the rest hollow!
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
SHORT HINTS
Price 40 Cents.

\OOOlhL IL 10 ~ l. LsI
Complied from the latest and best lrOrhs on
the subject by 'Aunt Matilda"
Price 40 Cents.
THIS book should be in
l. every family DESTROYS of
knowing "the roper thing to
do" We all desire to behave
properly and to know what is
the best school of manners.
What shall we teach our chill
dren that they may go out into
the world we'll bred men and
women. "SHORT HINTS"
contain the answer and will be
mailed to any address, postage
prepaid on receipt of price.
SPECIAL
Until further notice we will
mail each of our friends a copy
Of the above valuable book
gratis and free of postage, if
they will mail us IS wrappers
ofDobbins' Electric Soap. By
folding up the wrappers as you
would a newspaper, the post
age will only be &c.
Always put your full name
and address on the outside of
the bundle and write the word
Etiquette also, and then we
will know who sent it.
/. l.. CRAGIN & CO.,
PHILADELPHIA, PENN'A.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salye,

es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe YER sores,
letter, chapped hands. chilblainss cOrns and
all skin eruptiOns, and positively, cures piles
or no pay required. IL is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25c per box. For sale at
ii. q. DAYS Drug Store.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30

Silver suspender buckles are out in elaborate
patterns.
Heavy chased gold cuff buttons of circular
shape and diamond centers are rapidly find
ing favor
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30

Put pure olive oil into clear glass bottle
with strips of sheet lead and expose 1t to the
sun for two or three weeks then pour off the
clear oil and the result is a lubricant which
will neither gum nor corrode. 1t is used for
watches and fine machinery of all kinds.
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Doctor Yourself

and save money and perhaps your life.
Send three cent stamps to pay postage to
A. p. Ordway & Co., Boston, Mass, and re-
ceive a copy of DIR. Kaufmann's great Med
zeal Work, 100 pages elegant colored plates.
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To be Continued.

Wild Cherry Balsam. The memory of DIR
Wistar is embalmed in the hearts of thou
sands whom his BALsAM OF WILD CHER
RY has, during the past fifty years, cured
of coughs, colds, consumption, or some 9th
er form of pulmonary diseases
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
Loving and Hating.

Ifyou love, love more. If you
hate, hate less. Life is too short to
spend in hating any one. Why war
against mortal who is going the
same roadwith us? Whynot expand
the flower of happiness by learning to
love, by teaching those who are near
and dear the beautiful lesson? Your
hands may be hard, but your heart
need not be. Your form may be bent
and ugly, but do you not know that
the most beautiful flowers often grow
in the most rugged, unsheltered
places? The palace for care; the cot
tage for love. Not that there is no
love in mansion; but somehow, if
we are not careful business will crowd
all there is of beauty out of the heart.
This is why God has given us the
Sabbaths and Saturday nights, that
we may leave business in the office
and have heart cleansing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
The Compensation Bill.

Carthage Record.
We are willing to balance accounts
with the whisky manufacturers and
sellers, and settle according as the
balance stands. If those claiming
compensation will first account for
all that whisky has cost the State in
criminal prosecutions, all it has cost
in supporting the inmates of poor
houses, asylums, and jails; all that
has been lost to the State in the de-
struction of noble manhood, of pro-
ductive industry, and in reckless
waste of property caused by whisky,
to say nothing of the untold misery
for which no compensation can atone,
then we will be able to buy them out
a dozen times at their own valuation,
and have money left. But until that
is done, we do not feel like hiring
men to stop poisoning us. AS well
might we be found going round
mornings hunting up men to pay
them because they did not burn our
houses down the night before.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
Peach Crop.
Fayetteville Observer.

Fayetteville Observer.
The chances are that the peach crop
this year, as it has for several past,
will be almost, if not quite, an entire
failure. During the past month the
weather has been so warm that the
trees have nearly all budded and are
on the verge of blooming. AS we
are almost certain to yet have frosts
and freezing weather, the probabili-
ties are that the crop will be killed.
A friend informs us that when the
wind blows from the south on St.
Valentines day the peach crop the
following season will be failure.
1t is said that "all signs fail in dry
weather." and we suppose that the
diverse is equally correct and they
are all true when it is damp. AS it
rained on that day and the wind pre-
vailed from the south, we have come
to the logical conclusion that there
will be no peaches this year. This
opinion is subject to change.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
Bargain in Music.

This Favorite Album of Songs and Bal
lads, containing thirty.two pieces of choice
and popular music, full sheet music size.
with complete words and music and piano
accompaniment, is printed upon heavy pa
per with very attractive cover. The fol-
lowing are the titles of the songs and ballads
contained in the Favorite Album AS I'd
Nothing Else to Do: The Dear Old Songs of
Home; Mother, Watch the Little Feet; Oh,
You Pretty Blue-eyed Witch; Blue Eyes
Katy's Letter; The Passing Bell; | Saw
Esau Kissing Kate; Won't Yon Tell Me
Why, Robin; The Old Garden GATE; Down
Below the Waving Lindens; Faded Leaves;
III Among the Summer Roses; Touch the
Harp Gently, My Pretty Louise; | really
don't think l shall Marry; Dreaming of
Home; The old Cottage Clock; Across the
Sea; A Year Ago; Bachelors Hall; Ruth
and | Good Night; One Happy Year Ago
Jennie in the Orchard The Old Barn Gate
Jacks Farewell: Polly; Whisper in the
Twilight. This is very fine collection of
real vocal gems, and gotten upin very hand.
some style. Published in the usual way
and bought at music store, these 80 pieces
would cost you $ll.20. We bought lob
lot OF this music at great sacrifice and as
the holidays are past, We desire to close out
our stock atonce. Will send YOU the entire
collection well wrapped and postpaid for
only 40 cts. Send immediately.
Address, THE EMPIRE NEWS co.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
Newspapers as an Educator.
PHILADELPHIA Times.star.

Philadelphia Times-Stsr.
~ never read a book any more"
said an exceptionally intelligent mer-
chant of this city, "and l think I am
about as well informed as majority
of business men,"
"What do you read?" asked the
reporter.
"The newspapers and occasionally
a magazine. Well conducted news
papers now have careful reviews of
the best book. They carry discrip-
tions of every new invention and are
a complete history of each days
events. In addition they publish
enough "reminiscences to keepa man
tolerably well posted in history, so
that reading books is an act of super
erogation. The newspapers give me
every thing l want"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
IRVING COLLEGE.
The Weekly Budget Of News from a
Standard Reporter.

For a few weeks / have been silent
but not idle. l attended the Grand
Lodge as announced, since which
time / have been moving and "house-
keeping" and now, sir, / find myself
a citizen of the U. s. in the fullest
sense of the word. am entitled to
vote, and as l am now a householder,
l am a Competent juror. 1t is a
little remarkable how household
ing" or housekeeping" does fit one
for a juror! True other things are
considered minor prerequisites, as
for instance, being of lawful age, not
held for penal servitude, etc. These
things are necessary, but being a
''freeholder" or householder" are
prominently qualifications as adjudg-
ed by the solons of Tennessee. 1t
does seem to me that when human
life or liberty is placed in the balance
then intelligence and honesty should
be the weights used in melting out
justice. But it is not my purpose
now to argue u change in the manner
of making up and picking up"
juries.
Much blowing has been done dur
ing the fine weather with which we
have been blessed for more than two
weeks. The oat sowing has not fairly
begun in this section yet, but from
the demand for seed l judge that a
good crop will be sown. Wheat is
looking reasonably well. Some in
cline to the opinion that it is not
thick enough on the ground.
Prof. Hicks preached at Hebron
last Lords day night, ere his depart
ure for Battle Creek, whittier he goes
to take charge of a school.
Major Martin and Capt. w. G. Ell
ter went to the city today Thursday.
j. P. Hughes, wife and child, visit
ed the old folks at home on HIPS
Creek last Saturday.
j. M. Jet is building new house
for himself near Irving College.
Ye scribe will begin his school next
week.
Will defer speaking of the sunny
mornings, singing birds, sparkling
dewdrops, ordoriferous flowers, ex-
uberant nature, etc., until a more con-
venient season. f. B. E.